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(57) [Problem] To provide a gel composition excellent in storage stability which is suitably used for various applications, particularly in the field of preparation of cosmetics. A gel composition prepared from an organically modified clay mineral and an oil agent, wherein the organically modified clay mineral is a clay mineral modified with dimethyldistearyl ammonium, and the oily agent is a fatty acid. Derived from fatty alcohols and the proportion of unsaturated fatty acids in the total constituent fatty acids is 50% It is a fatty acid alkyl ester having a melting point of 25% by weight or less and a melting point of 25% by weight or less, and the ratio of the oil agent to the total amount of the organically modified clay mineral and the oil agent is 50 to 90% by weight. |